Comparing Inequality in Future Urban Transport Modes by Doughnut Economy Concept

Ali Alamdar Moghaddam, Hamid Mirzahossein () and Robert Guzik
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Ali Alamdar Moghaddam: Faculty of Technical and Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran
Hamid Mirzahossein: Faculty of Technical and Engineering, Imam Khomeini International University, Qazvin 34148-96818, Iran
Robert Guzik: Institute of Geography and Spatial Management, Jagiellonian University, 31-007 Kraków, Poland

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 21, 1-24

Abstract: Inequality is a problem facing the world community, especially in developing countries, that affects urban transport and vice versa. Which possible urban transportation mode will cause the least inequality? This is a vital question. The development of Autonomous vehicles (AV) has made Shared Autonomous Vehicles (SAV) one of the future transport modes. Active and public transport are also mentioned as applicable future modes, based on the literature. This paper aims to compare inequality in active transportation, public transport and SAV as the most important alternatives to private cars in the future. In this regard, we use doughnut economic concepts as the framework for our comparison. First, the inequality concept is expanded and then literature demonstrates the future desirability of modes. We show why doughnut economics could be a beneficial alternative for comparing that resulted in the superiority of active and public transport over SAV in terms of future inequality.

Keywords: inequality; active transport; public transport; shared autonomous vehicle; doughnut economy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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